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[11/17/15 - 08:36 AM]
Monday's Broadcast Ratings: "The Voice," "Blindspot" Continue Demo Win Streak for NBC
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

Primetime Preliminary Fast National Nielsen Data
(includes all DVR playback through 3:00 am)

Here are the highlights of the 11 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast networks last night (11/16/15):

NBC (10.418 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 2.9, #1) was the demo champ for the 16th consecutive Monday thanks to new episodes of "The Voice" (11.533 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 3.1, #1) and "Blindspot" (8.188 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 2.3, #2).

ABC (10.455 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.6, #T2) then was the most-watched network with originals from "Dancing with the Stars" (12.284 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.8, #T3) and "Castle" (6.797 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 1.1, #8).

Next up was CBS (8.246 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.6, #T2) and its trio of "Supergirl" (7.874 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 1.8, #T3), "Scorpion" (9.079 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.6, #T5) and "NCIS: Los Angeles" (7.784 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 1.2, #7).

Meanwhile, FOX (3.061 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 1.1, #4) offered up fresh installments of "Gotham" (4.367 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 1.6, #T5) and "Minority Report" (1.756 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 0.7, #9).

And finally, new episodes of "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend" (1.172 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 0.4, #11) and "Jane the Virgin" (1.451 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 0.6, #10) on The CW (1.311 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.5, #5) closed out the night.

Week-to-week changes (adults 18-49):
+50.00% - Jane the Virgin
+33.33% - Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
+16.67% - Minority Report (vs. 11/2/15)
+10.00% - Castle
+6.67% - Gotham
+5.88% - Supergirl
+4.55% - Blindspot
0.00% - NCIS: Los Angeles
-3.13% - The Voice
-10.00% - Dancing with the Stars
-11.11% - Scorpion

Year-to-year changes (adults 18-49):
+50.00% - Jane the Virgin
+4.55% - Blindspot (vs. State of Affairs)
+3.33% - The Voice
0.00% - Supergirl (vs. 2 Broke Girls/The Millers)
-20.00% - Scorpion
-25.00% - Dancing with the Stars
-29.41% - NCIS: Los Angeles
-30.43% - Gotham
-42.86% - Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (vs. The Originals)
-45.00% - Castle
-53.33% - Minority Report (vs. Sleepy Hollow)

In late-night metered market ratings (via NBC's press release):

· In Nielsen's 56 metered markets, household results were: "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon," 2.7/7; "Late Show with Stephen Colbert," 2.6/7; and ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 2.0/5.

· In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, adult 18-49 results were: "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon," 1.0/5; "Late Show," 0.6/3; and "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 0.6/3.

· From 12:35-1:05 a.m. ET, ABC's "Nightline" averaged a 1.4/5 in metered-market households and a 0.3/2 in 18-49 in the Local People Meters.

· From 12:35-1:35 a.m. ET, "Late Night with Seth Meyers" (1.4/5 in metered-market households) beat CBS's "Late Late Show" (1.1/4). In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, "Late Night" (0.5/4 in 18-49) topped "Late Late Show" (0.3/2).

· At 1:35 a.m., "Last Call with Carson Daly" averaged a 0.8/4 in metered-market households and a 0.3/3 in adults 18-49 in the 25 markets with local people meters.


Here are the highlights of the 12 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast networks one year ago (11/17/14):

NBC (10.070 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 2.7, #1) held onto the top demo spot with a new "The Voice" (10.782 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 3.0, #1) and the premiere of "State of Affairs" (8.647 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 2.2, #4).

ABC (13.062 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 2.3, #2) then snagged the silver with its duo of "Dancing with the Stars" (14.634 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 2.4, #2) and "Castle" (9.917 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 2.0, #T6).

Next up was FOX (5.506 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 1.9, #3) with originals from "Gotham" (6.405 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 2.3, #3) and "Sleepy Hollow" (4.608 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 1.5, #T9).

Meanwhile, CBS (8.605 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.8, #4) offered up its mix of "2 Broke Girls" (7.920 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 2.1, #5), the departing "The Millers" (6.303 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 1.5, #T9), "Scorpion" (10.006 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 2.0, #T6) and "NCIS: Los Angeles" (8.698 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 1.7, #8).

And finally, new episodes of "The Originals" (1.414 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 0.7, #11) and "Jane the Virgin" (1.114 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 0.4, #12) closed out the evening on The CW (1.264 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.6, #5). In the netlet's target demo (women 18-34), the "Originals" delivered a 0.7 rating while "Jane" posted a 0.6 rating.

Week-to-week changes (adults 18-49):
+17.65% - Castle
+14.29% - Dancing with the Stars
+13.33% - NCIS: Los Angeles
+10.53% - 2 Broke Girls
+4.55% - Gotham
0.00% - Scorpion
0.00% - The Millers
0.00% - Sleepy Hollow
0.00% - The Originals
-6.25% - The Voice
-20.00% - Jane the Virgin

Year-to-year changes (adults 18-49):
+75.00% - The Originals (vs. Hart of Dixie)
+70.00% - NCIS: Los Angeles (vs. Hostages)
+33.33% - Jane the Virgin (vs. Beauty and the Beast)
+7.14% - The Voice (vs. The Voice: Performance Recap/The Voice)
+4.55% - Gotham (vs. Almost Human)
+4.35% - Dancing with the Stars
-4.76% - Scorpion (vs. Mike & Molly/Mom)
-13.04% - Castle
-32.26% - 2 Broke Girls (vs. How I Met Your Mother)
-35.29% - State of Affairs (vs. The Voice)
-40.00% - Sleepy Hollow
-44.44% - The Millers (vs. 2 Broke Girls)

In late-night metered market ratings (via NBC's press release):

·In Nielsen's 56 metered markets, household results were: "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon," 2.9/8; CBS's "Late Show with David Letterman," 2.3/6; and ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 2.4/6.

·In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, adult 18-49 results were: "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon," 1.2/5; "Late Show," 0.5/2; and "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 0.6/3.

·From 12:35-1:05 a.m. ET, ABC's "Nightline" averaged a 1.4/5 in metered-market households and a 0.4/2 in 18-49 in the Local People Meters.

·From 12:35-1:35 a.m. ET, "Late Night with Seth Meyers" (1.4/5 in metered-market households) beat CBS's "Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson" (1.2/4). In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, "Late Night" (0.6/4 in 18-49) topped "Late Late Show" (0.3/2).

·At 1:35 a.m., "Last Call with Carson Daly" averaged a 0.8/4 in metered-market households and a 0.4/3 in adults 18-49 in the 25 markets with local people meters.

Source: Nielsen Media Research





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